Country

Eritrea in charts

The figure for Eritrea on 6 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • Population

    People · 2025

    3.61M

    World: 8.22B
    131st highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    68.9

    World: 73.5
    Tied for 161st highest of 217

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    55.3%

    World: 91.9%
    Tied for 192nd highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    6%

    World: 4.8%
    Tied for 71st highest of 182

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.2

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 179th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $28.00

    World: $1,317
    Tied for 183rd highest of 191

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Eritrea and the world, 1990 to 2020

Eritrea: Up from 0% in 1990 to 14.3% in 2020. The world: 60.1% in 2020.

The interactive chart needs JavaScript.

Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Eritrea and the world, 1990 to 2024

Eritrea: Up from 49.7 years in 1990 to 68.9 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

The interactive chart needs JavaScript.

Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Eritrea and the world, 1992 to 2011

Eritrea: Up from $265 in 1992 to $689 in 2011. The world: $10,497 in 2011.

The interactive chart needs JavaScript.

Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Eritrea, 1990 to 2025

Eritrea: Up from 2.0 million people in 1990 to 3.6 million people in 2025.

The interactive chart needs JavaScript.

Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Eritrea with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.